Nathan Sawaya’s Bedroom Made of Legos is Terribly Uncomfortable

RISD Students Use Recyclable Composites to Create Mind-Bending Furnishings

Paul Menand’s Modern Triplette n°2 Nestles Three Chairs In One!

Not enough space, never enough chairs. If this sounds like the situation in your cramped apartment, don’t force your guests to sit on the floor. Designer Paul Menand has come up with a cool and

Javier Mariscal’s Stylish Recycled Plastic Chair is Designed for Disassembly

Multi-talented Spanish designer Javier Mariscal recently unveiled a recycled plastic chair that is designed for disassembly, inexpensive to produce, and very stylish indeed. Produced by Mobles 114, the

Young & Battaglia’s Quirky Clothespin Lamp is All Pinned Up

This eclectic clothespin lamp designed by Young & Battaglia caught our eye last week at ICFF during New York Design Week. Dubbed “Peggy Sue”, the lamp features a base made of hand-turned

ABC123 Chair is Made Entirely from Building Blocks

Kids love bright colors and fun designs, but the plastic furniture readily available to adorn their rooms is usually predictable and non eco-friendly. BRC Designs fixes this problem with their kid-tested,

Pepe Heykoop Transforms Leather Scraps into Sensuous Furniture Collection

Dutch furniture designer Pepe Heykoop recently unveiled a new line that recycles remnant leather scraps and old furniture into provocative new pieces. Appropriately named “Skin,” the collection

INTERVIEW: Designer Tom Dixon Talks About Sustainable Design

Tom Dixon, design pioneer and all around renaissance man, was one of the big hits of HauteGREEN’s festivities, where he spoke about issues, concerns and contradictions in sustainable design,

The TRIS Is a Stylish Chair Made from Recycled Roller Blinds

Tenenbaum Hazan have come up with a way to take hard plastic roller blinds that have come to the end of their useful lives, and turn them into something new – a chair. The stylish TRIS seat is made

BRC Polishes Remnant Concrete to Create Glossy Custom Tables

We have been digging Benjamin Rollins Caldwell’s innovative furniture – namely his vintage circuit board tables- but we’ve also become entranced with his new “Money Tables.” Made from

Russian Woodworker Carves Rustic Furniture From Solid Trunks of Fallen Trees

Moscow-based Denis Milovanov is a Russian woodworker that crafts chunky solid wood seats out of sick, dead, or damaged trees that have naturally fallen. He believes that weak and wounded trees, ones that

Hair Chair: A Furry Alphabet Letter Chair Made from Corrugated Cardboard

At first glance the aesthetic value of this furry alphabet seat is somewhat questionable. But when you put this fuzzy little stool in the context of Arquitécnica Gallery’s upcoming show, “My

Plywood Office’s Multi-Use Hammy Hammock Is a Cozy Spot to Spend the Day

During this year’s ICFF, Plywood Office presented Hammy, an outdoor hammock, bench and planter, built together in one sleek piece of outdoor furniture. Set as part of the spectacular Model

From the Source Uses Reclaimed Indonesian Wood to Create Chic Rustic Furniture

Click Boom Pow Gives Old Furniture A 2nd Life for NY Design Week

Colorful Chair Made of 65,000 Rubber Bands Turns Heads at ICFF

Click Boom Pow Delivers Designer Furniture to the People With New Role Models Project

Legato Studio’s Transforming Bench Goes from Dining Table to Seating in a Snap

Inspired by the benches and picnic tables we would normally see at an outdoor park, this practical piece designed by Legato Studio gracefully transforms from eating surface to seating with less effort

BRC Designs Unveils Its Money Table Filled with 787 Real Dollar Bills at ICFF

We can always count on designer Benjamin Rollins Caldwell to wow us with his upcycled furniture designs, so we were thrilled to see him showing at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair for New

BRC Designs Unveils Amazing Piano Key Chair at ICFF

This fantastic piano key chair struck a chord for sustainable design last weekend at the opening of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York. Created by BRC Designs, the armchair gives

Corque Debuts Sustainable Home Furnishing Designs That Really Put a Cork in It

Benedicte de Blavous Moubarak Turns Old Lebanese Architecture into Beautiful Furnishings

French designer Benedicte de Blavous Moubarak is employing marginalized people in Lebanon to transform architectural salvage into exciting concepts in interior design. Many of the traditional houses of

Vibrazioni’s Recycled Oil Barrel Furniture Comments on the Oil Crisis

Vibrazioni’s repurposed oil barrel furniture sits on the fine line between art and design while making a poetic comment on the current oil crisis. Designed by Alberto Dassasso, the line of chairs,

The Reclaimed Log Chop Bench is a Futuristic Version of a Rustic Sofa

The Log Chop Bench is not only a cool piece of modern furniture, it’s also an exploration in process-based design. Inspired by the long-standing tradition of logger sports, the rustic bench was

Dual-Purpose Coat Check Chair Is a Clever Seating Solution

Social gatherings always give way to coats messily thrown on chairs. To inspire guests to hang their coats properly, Joey Zeledón has made the experience engaging by displaying the hangers. Aptly dubbed